General Assembly: 80th Plenary Meeting, 77th Session
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General Assembly Adopts Resolution Urging Unity to Tackle New, Emerging Threats, as Speakers Assess Progress in Advancing Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
Csaba Kőrösi (Hungary), Assembly President, opening the session, said that terrorism is a destructive wildfire, fuelled by hatred. Pointing to the transformative potential of the Global Strategy which provides a framework and outlines solutions, he underlined: “Terrorism is not only a war on people, but a war on our minds. Let us rise above it.” In the ensuing general debate, many high-level officials outlined their national and regional efforts and specific actions in combating terrorist threats, while some underscored the need to fight all kinds of xenophobia and Islamophobia. In this regard, several Member States expressed regret over the lack of flexibility in reaching consensus on condemning the recurring racist and right-wing attempts to instigate violence and terrorism against Muslims through desecration of mosques and burning the Qur’an. Some delegates lamented the failure to include a reference to the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, despite the consensual adoption of the respective General Assembly resolution. Some Member States underscored the importance of engaging civil society in preventing extremism and countering terrorism, while others spotlighted the need for enhancing such organizations’ geographical representation and integrating a gender and human rights analysis to identify how gender relations influence men’s and women’s decisions to engage in violent extremism.
Csaba Kőrösi (Hungary), Assembly President, opening the session, said that terrorism is a destructive wildfire, fuelled by hatred. Pointing to the transformative potential of the Global Strategy which provides a framework and outlines solutions, he underlined: “Terrorism is not only a war on people, but a war on our minds. Let us rise above it.” In the ensuing general debate, many high-level officials outlined their national and regional efforts and specific actions in combating terrorist threats, while some underscored the need to fight all kinds of xenophobia and Islamophobia. In this regard, several Member States expressed regret over the lack of flexibility in reaching consensus on condemning the recurring racist and right-wing attempts to instigate violence and terrorism against Muslims through desecration of mosques and burning the Qur’an. Some delegates lamented the failure to include a reference to the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, despite the consensual adoption of the respective General Assembly resolution. Some Member States underscored the importance of engaging civil society in preventing extremism and countering terrorism, while others spotlighted the need for enhancing such organizations’ geographical representation and integrating a gender and human rights analysis to identify how gender relations influence men’s and women’s decisions to engage in violent extremism.
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